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chapitre

chapitre

See also: chapitré

French

Noun

chapitre m ‎(plural chapitres)

  1. chapter
  2. subject, issue
  3. (religion) chapter

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References

  1. ↑ https://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Grammaire_%C3%A9l%C3%A9mentaire_de_l%E2%80%99ancien_fran%C3%A7ais/Chapitre_2

Old French

Etymology

From Late Latin capitulum ‎(“little head”).

Noun

chapitre m ‎(oblique plural chapitres, nominative singular chapitres, nominative plural chapitre)

  1. chapter (of a book)
    • 1303, Bernard de Gordon, Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine):
      Et de ce nous dirons plus au chapitre des maladies des ungles
      And of this, we will speak more in the chapter about diseases of the nails

Descendants

Etymology

From Old French chapitre, from Late Latin capitulum ‎(“little head”), diminutive of Latin caput ‎(“head”) (whence French chief). It was likely a semi-learned term, as it did not undergo all the normal sound changes from Latin[1].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃa.pitʁ/

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